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6. Roosts, nests, etc., and other matters of detail may be 

 arranged to suit the requirements of the breed and the fancy 

 of the owner. 



We herewith present a plan of such a house as we 

 think meets the several demands necessary for the purposes 

 with which The Veterinary Science is intended to deal — the 

 prevention of disease. 



Fig. 92. A Model Poultry House. Ground Plan. 



Fig. 92, Ground Plan.— Size, 28 ft. by 36 ft. A is a 

 room 12 ft. by 10 ft., provided with feed bins (6, 6) and from 

 which the stair leads to an upper room well lighted and in 

 which are built cages (3 of fig. 94) for the isolation of sick 

 birds, and in which may be kept shipping coops, etc., size 

 12x10. Band C, in which are windows, 12, 12 is a hall 3 ft. 

 wide. P, Q, R, S, T, V are single bird compartments pro- 

 vided with small doors to give access to the yard. Over 

 these are setting compartments of the same size, in which 

 too may be kept cockerels or other birds that it may be 

 necessary to keep from the others. The front of these single 

 compartments are made of poultry wire, as also are the doors, 

 but the partitions are of half-inch boards. (See 4 and 5 of 



